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Jul 22, 2026
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Should trees have rights? A B.C. municipality debated the idea
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Should trees have rights? A B.C. municipality debated the idea
By Amy Judd & Kylie Stanton Global News
Posted July 22, 2026 7:49 pm
1 min read
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A dog walker next to a Grand Fir tree, (left), at Francis/King Regional Park in Saanich, B.C., on May 26, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
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